Egypt hosts annual meeting of financial regulators from emerging markets

Emerging market financial regulators began their annual meeting on Monday, hosted for the first time by Egypt’s financial regulator (EFSA) in Cairo, to discuss the development of financial tools and managing risks.

Forty financial regulators representing the Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) division in the International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will be discussing means to develop derivatives, ETFs and bond markets within their countries.

The three-day event begins with a workshop for all attending IOSCO members on Monday on managing crises, followed by a roundtable for GEM members and their guests on Tuesday, and a public conference on Wednesday.

“Speakers for the roundtable include the IMF and industry participants from Blackrock and Ernst & Young,” said IOSCO GEM chairperson Ranjit Ajit Singh.